Four men due in court after rave in Burghfield

At one point traffic was held in both directions and the nearby Reading Services put on lockdown with officers block the exit (Image: UKNIP)

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Four men are due to appear in connection with a rave where a police officer was assaulted on Saturday night.

The men have been charged with a string of offences, such as carrying a blade, assaulting an officer, the possession of cannabis, and failure to leave the land after being ordered to do so.

The arrests were made in connection with an unlicensed music event on land off Burghfield Road in Burghfield, West Berkshire on Saturday, November 18. The men were charged on Sunday, November 19.

Euan Bascombe-McCarthy, 18, of Byworth Close, Reading, was charged with possession of cannabis and failure to comply with an order to leave land. He was bailed to appear at Reading Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, December 20.

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David Pearce, 22, of Hatherley Road, Reading, was charged with assaulting a constable in the execution of their duty and possession of a bladed article. He was bailed to appear at Reading Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, December 6.

Michael Richards, 29, of London Road, Reading, was charged with failure to comply with a direction to leave land. He was bailed to appear at Reading Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, December 20.

Mark Stevens, 29, of Dwyer Road, Reading, was charged with possession of a class B drug and using threatening/abusive words/behaviour or disorderly behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. He was bailed to appear at Reading Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, December 20.

A fifth man, aged 27 from Reading was arrested on suspicion of possessing a class B drug and failing to leave the land and was released under investigation.